Richmond HillSite Alteration & EngineeringSite Alteration

Site Alteration By-law

Published by City of Richmond Hill

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This is the City of Richmond Hill’s document, as published on its website on 19 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice

Overview

The City of Richmond Hill's Site Alteration By-law, By-law 47-25, passed under section 142 of the Municipal Act, 2001 to regulate placing or dumping fill, removing topsoil and altering grade, and linked from the city's site alteration permit page. It sets out general prohibitions and exclusions, permit applications, the criteria and conditions the Commissioner applies, permit expiry, renewal and transfer, orders and penalties. Its schedules list site alterations not needing a permit, the documents by permit type, erosion and tree protection measures, and security. It repeals By-law 166-07.

What it covers

Definitions
General Prohibitions
Exclusions
Application for Permits
Criteria for Issuing a Permit
Conditions Imposed at Discretion of Commissioner
General Regulations and Conditions Applicable to All Permits
Expiry, Renewal, Revocation and Transfer of Permits
Orders
Penalty, Offence and Enforcement

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